Ep. 2: Nidahas Trophy, Warner vs. De Kock, BCCI Contracts

An episode of Edges & Sledges Cricket Podcast

Edges & Sledges is a weekly cricket podcast focussing on Indian cricket and the IPL.

Conceived by the 1tip1hand blog team, the three podcast hosts are ordinary Indian cricket fans based in Singapore, London and Cincinnati. Edges & Sledges is where they come together to talk about the week’s biggest cricketing stories.

With 48 hours to go for the Indian Premier League 2019 to start, Ashwin and DJ talk all things IPL!
They ask (and answer) the big questions:
- Where is Varun for this IPL special?
- Why does the IPL 2019 still excite them?
- Who are the players to watch out for across the teams?
- Which teams will make the playoffs?
- Why is fantasy cricket so important to their lives?
- Who will win the orange cap and purple cap?
We also read out the best listener tweets about the IPL and in case you missed it, you can listen to a condensed version of DJ’s chat with the Cricket Badger Radio Show Podcast.
(Link to podcast - https://audioboom.com/posts/7206769-cricket-badger-radio-show-podcast-indian-premier-league-2019-20-mar-2019 & link to article about Kohli mentioned by DJ - https://t.co/83ilW8yg8t)
Be sure to join our IPL Fantasy League for listeners - details will be released on Twitter in the week before the IPL!
Edges & Sledges is a weekly Indian Cricket Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

This week we bring you a very special 50th episode, celebrating our half century!
We decided to honour you, the listener, by dedicating our show to listener questions / comments. We cover:
- India vs. Australia ODI Wrap Up
- The never-ending debate about India's World Cup XI
- Who plays at #4? Rahul vs. Rayudu vs. Rahane vs. Pant vs. Shankar
- Indian fans - Our blog article No one has a lien on winning https://1tip1hand.com/cricket/australia-v-india-the-post-mortem-no-one-has-a-lien-on-winning/
- Should Kohli step down to #4?
- Is Bhuvi really an all-rounder?
- KulCha - together or separate?
- How much will Team India miss MS Dhoni
- Kedar Jadhav, a legend in the making
- Australia now a World Cup threat
- India Women vs. England Women, the third T20 heartbreak
- SA on the verge of a whitewash vs. SL
- IPL Preview coming soon!
Be sure to join our IPL Fantasy League for listeners - details will be released on Twitter in the week before the IPL!
Edges & Sledges is a weekly Indian Cricket Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode, we celebrate our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY since Episode 1 of Edges & Sledges!
We also cover:
- India vs. Australia T20 series wrap up
- India vs. Australia ODI series so far (Ind 2-0 at the time of recording)
- King Kedar Jadhav, and Varun's unjustified hate for him
- Cricket Fever, the new Netflix documentary giving us all IPL fever
- England vs. West Indies, Gayle is back!
- Universe Boss vs. Universe Jos
- Mitch March's unfortunate injury
... and lots more!
Edges & Sledges is a weekly Indian Cricket Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode, we cover:
- The India vs. Pakistan World Cup clash (and whether it will happen or not)
- Hardik's injury due to stiffness in the back
- Australia vs. India T20 series preview
- Sri Lanka vs. SA - Can SL make history?
- Is 2019 officially the best ever time for wicketkeepers' names?
- Chris Gayle's century in his return to ODI form
- Shreyas Iyer and India's highest T20 century
- India Women go 1-0 up against England Women
- The answer to this week's #listenerquiz
... and lots more!
Edges & Sledges is a weekly Indian Cricket Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode we are joined by Tasneem-Summer Khan, and we discuss:
- Perera's breathaking match-winning innings v South Africa
- Cricket's more than #metoo moment
- Shannon Gabriel, what did we make of the whole scene?
- Sanjay Manjrekar tweet about stump mics
- Associate cricket Quadrangular currently being played
... and lots more!
Edges & Sledges is a weekly Indian Cricket Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com
Tasneem's latest article is:
Cricket: In Need Of More Than A #MeToo Moment. https://girlswithcricketballs.wordpress.com/2019/02/11/cricket-more-than-a-metoo-2/

In this episode, we bring you a special interview focused on all things about the world of Women's Cricket. We are joined by Annesha Ghosh, journalist at ESPN Cricinfo, who has been covering women's cricket in great depth.
We talk about:
- Evolution of the women's game in the past 20-30 years
- How did Cricket Australia become the best in class at promoting the women's game
- The impact of the WBBL
- Team India and the outstanding batters and spinners
- Who is in the wings to step up when Jhulan Goswami retires?
- The amazing Smriti Mandhana takes India home vs. NZ
- When can we expect to see a Women's IPL
... and lots more!
Edges & Sledges is a weekly Indian Cricket Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode, we bring you a special interview focused on Ranji Trophy and the Indian First Class Cricket system.
We cover:
- Structure of domestic cricket in India
- How it compares to the Sheffield Shield and County Championship
- Highlights from the 2018-2019 Ranji Trophy
- Predictions for the Final (begins on Feb 3, 2019)
Edges & Sledges is a weekly Indian Cricket Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode, we cover:
- India vs. New Zealand: India go 2-0 up with 2 early wins
- MS Dhoni, the genius behind the stumps
- Pandya and Rahul's suspensions lifted (for now at least)
- Racism in cricket and Sarfaraz' 4 match ban
- Jason Holder and the West Indies' resurgence against England
- Smriti Mandhana's brilliant century against NZ
- A frantic last ball run out by Healy in the WBBL
... and lots more!
Edges & Sledges is a weekly Indian Cricket Podcast available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode we do 2 great interviews ahead of India's tour of New Zealand.
1 - Interview with Adam Bell and Rick Topham from The Cricketeers, a NZ-based Cricket Podcast. We cover:
- New Zealand's incredible series win vs. Sri Lanka
- Kane Williamson, NZ's best batsman ever?
- How will the NZ middle order tackle the Kuldeep-Chahal threat
- Predictions for India vs. NZ
2 - Interview with Malhar Hathi, a long-time NZ Cricket fan living in India. We cover:
- How Malhar got interested in associate and Kiwi cricket
- NZ’s recent results
- Memories of India’s previous tours of New Zealand
- Upcoming NZ series and key match-ups
- NZ’s chances at this year’s World Cup
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode, we cover:
- India's historic victory in Australia, winning the test series 2-1
- The new discoveries: Mayank, Pant and Vihari
- Pujara, the rock, yet again
- Does Ashwin have a future in the overseas test team?
- Just how good is Jasprit Bumrah?
- Where did the Aussies go wrong?
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode, we cover:
- India Loses to Australia at Perth: What went wrong with selections
- Sledging and Stand-in Skippers
- Sh*t Blokes
- Symonds and Bhajji the rivalry, but Symonds and Chahal, a unique friendship?
- India travels to Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test vs. Australia
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode, we are joined by special guest Andrew Menczel of the Cricket Unfiltered Podcast (@amenners), and we talk about:
- Australia's Cricket woes in 2018
- India vs. Australia upcoming series preview (filled with sledging)!
- Our favourite India-Australia cricket memories
- India and Australia at the Women's World T20
- Quiz Time!
.. and lots more!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

We've made it to 30 episodes! To celebrate International Podcast Day, Edges & Sledges is bringing you a very special collaboration with 2 other cricket Podcasts.
1. Interview with Andy from Reverse Swept Radio (@reverseswept) where we talk the India-England series, English Cricket, The future of Test Cricket and lots more.
2. Interview with Waqas from Down The Ground (@downthegroundtw) where we talk about Pakistani Cricket, the Asia Cup, and more.
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

In this episode, we cover:
- Lessons learned from the India-England Series, and plan for the upcoming West Indies tour
- Asia Cup Preview
- The Moeen Ali Controversy
- A Quiz dedicated to the Asia Cup
... and lots more!
As always, find us on Twitter/FB/IG @1tip1hand, or visit our website 1tip1hand.com

Special Episode Alert!
We join forces this week with the Cricket Badger Podcast (https://audioboom.com/channels/4924381) to look back at a wonderful Test series between England and India. DJ from Edges & Sledges joins James to review the summer, pick out some stars of the series and look ahead to each teams' winter ahead.
We chat Alastair Cook, Jimmy Anderson, captaincy woes, the path forward for both teams, and much more.
More collaborations with other great cricket podcasts in the future!

Congratulations! We've made it through to 25 episodes of Edges and Sledges (and so have you).
In this episode, we cover:
- Did India get team selection right at Southampton?
- Was Ravichandran Ashwin fit? Does he miss Jadeja?
- Did India lose at Southampton because of Virat Kohli’s captaincy?
- Why is India not getting over the line in crucial run chases?
- Are we too dependent on Virat Kohli?
- What do we do with Hardik Pandya?
- Is Rishab Pant a long term wicket keeping option?
- What are the positives can we take from this series?
- What is the team going into the Oval test? Does Vihari get a shot or do we bring in youngster Prithvi Shaw?
- Whether commentary been irreparably damaged by Sanju Manju and Bhajji?
With Cook's impending retirement after the Oval test match against India, we also have an Alistair Cook quiz.

We bring you a very special, unique, unfiltered podcast episode! Varun and DJ are LIVE at the Trent Bridge stadium in Nottingham where India faces England for the 3rd Test Match.
On Day 1, we recorded 3 segments on Facebook Live (facebook.com/1tip1hand) - at Lunch, at Tea, and at the end of the day. We combined those 3 conversations into one special podcast episode!
Experience the 1st day of the Nottingham test with us just as we enjoyed it, in real-time, unfiltered, as it happened.

Today we cover:
- India vs. England: Essex Warm-Up Match
- India vs. England: Test Series Preview
- What is going on with the ECB and Adil Rashid
- Sourav Ganguly's new book: A Century is not enough
... and lots more!

Edges & Sledges Episode 15: In this episode we run down a busy week in the world of international cricket!
Today we cover:
- India vs. Afghanistan, the test match
- England vs. Australia
- Records being broken in the women's game
- What is the "new normal" ODI pitch?
.. and lots more
Our apologies for some technical difficulties this week - we will try to improve the audio quality before next week!

Episode 6: Edges & Sledges - A LIVE Cricket Chat with the team behind 1tip1hand.com!
This week we focus on:
1. IPL 2018 Opening Weekend - Debrief on the first 2 matches (CSKvMI and DDvKXIP)
2. IPL 2018 - A look ahead at the coming week
We begin a series of guest appearances from fans of each IPL Team. Week 1: CSK Fan Vishnu Mohan!

In Episode 5, we cover:
1. Ball Tampering by Australia - the conclusion
2. IPL PREVIEW! IPL 2018 Kicks off April 7th
Edges & Sledges is a weekly cricket podcast with a round-up of happenings from the world of cricket, focused on Indian Cricket and the IPL. Broadcast live on Facebook once a week (facebook.com/1tip1hand)!

In Episode 4, we cover:
1. #SandPaperGate
2. The Dinesh Karthik last ball six
3. World Cup 2019 Qualifiers
Edges & Sledges is a weekly cricket podcast with a round-up of happenings from the world of cricket, focused on Indian Cricket and the IPL. Broadcast live on Facebook once a week (facebook.com/1tip1hand)!

In Episode 3, we cover:
1. #IndvBan Final preview
2. #SAvAus and the Rabada saga
3. Our newest leg spin sensation - Ravi Ashwin
4. Kevin Pietersen & his retirement
5. India’s first day/night test match
Edges & Sledges is a weekly cricket podcast with a round-up of happenings from the world of cricket, focused on Indian Cricket and the IPL. Broadcast live on Facebook once a week (facebook.com/1tip1hand)!

A weekly cricket podcast with a round-up of happenings from the world of cricket, focused on Indian Cricket and the IPL. Broadcast live on Facebook once a week (facebook.com/1tip1hand)!
In Episode 2, we cover:
- Nidahas T20 Series: Progress at the halfway point
- BCCI Contract Renewals
- Warner vs. De Kock: Sledging, where is the line?
- IPL 2018: 4-week Countdown begins!

The very first episode of Edges & Sledges! A live cricket chat!
A weekly cricket podcast with a round-up of happenings from the world of cricket, focused on Indian Cricket and the IPL. Broadcasted live on Facebook once a week (facebook.com/1tip1hand)!